Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Philips 16x DVD-ROM vs Samsung SM-352 optical disc drive Internal

6specifications compared
4differ
2identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

CD read speed
- 16x DVD-ROM:48x
- SM-352 optical disc drive Internal:52x
DVD drive average random access time
- 16x DVD-ROM:140 ms
- SM-352 optical disc drive Internal:120 ms
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- 16x DVD-ROM:148 x 198 x 42 mm
- SM-352 optical disc drive Internal:148.2 x 42 x 184 mm

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Comparison of 16x DVD-ROM, SM-352
30 specifications	A Philips 16x DVD-ROM View product	B Samsung SM-352 optical disc drive Internal Model SM-352 View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	IDE/ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	52x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	7x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	7x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	7x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	7x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD read speed	16x	16x
Access time1 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	140 ms	120 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	120 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	110 ms
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 50 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Media types supportedDiffers	DVD5/9, DVD+R/+RW/-R/RW, CD-ROM	DVD-RAM, DVD-R/RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-Viedo, CD-R/RW, CD-ROM/XA, CD-ROM, Video-CD, CD-I, Photo CD, CD-DA, CD-Extra,CD-TEXT
Storage capacityKnown for one	700 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	148 x 198 x 42 mm	148.2 x 42 x 184 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of optical discsKnown for one	1 discs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quantity per boxKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (DMA)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16.6MB/sec
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (PIO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16.6MB/sec
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (Ultra DMA)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33.3 MB/sec
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	52x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32x
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	750 g

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